Assembly Bill A7958A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates the "Paid-In Act"; exempts used books from sales use taxes, up to one hundred dollars per item

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A7958 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7644
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

2025-A7958 - Summary

Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases, up to one hundred dollars per item.

2025-A7958 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7958
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting  used  books  from
   the collection sales and use taxes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Paid-In Act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  (a)  of  section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
   (47) USED BOOKS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE SECONDHAND PURCHASES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11607-02-5

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2025-A7958A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7644
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

2025-A7958A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases, up to one hundred dollars per item.

2025-A7958A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7958--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting  used  books  from
   the collection sales and use taxes

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Paid-In Act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  (a)  of  section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
   (47) USED BOOKS, INCLUDING SECONDHAND PURCHASES, FOR WHICH THE RECEIPT
 OR CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR CONTRACTED  TO  BE  GIVEN  IS  LESS  THAN  ONE
 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER ITEM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11607-05-5

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